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Karate, as such, was practiced in Okinawa but its kata are primarily derived from Chinese forms and its methodology originally included t'ui shou (pushing hands). The various schools of karate each used different selections of kata as the basis for their style. It is not surprising, therefore, that the same forms appear in different styles. There was inevitably some crossover. Some kata have been modified and others have been invented fairly recently, but most were practiced for many years in and around the villages of Shuri, Naha, and Tomari. These three villages are all within a few miles of each other and collectively influenced the development of Okinawan karate.
These three basic approaches to karate were taken to the Japanese mainland during the 1920s. As the worldwide popularity of karate has come about since its transmission to Japan, we will now turn our attention to its development there.
Japanese Karate History